tun

Example Sentences

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Under extreme conditions, tardigrades may engage in cryptobiosis, a process in which they may become completely dehydrated and roll up into a little ball called a "tun."

From Salon

He added that water bears can retract their limbs and shorten their bodies to enter a state called "tun" when they are particularly stressed out.

From Salon

“Those dunks Jalen had, just playing defense, locking up and spreading out. It tuns the momentum in our favor,” said Amen Thompson, who finished with 16 points of the bench for Houston.

From Seattle Times

It may tun out to be a climactic final act.

From Washington Times

Using his typical mix of nasty sliders and biting curveball with a located fastball to keep hitters honest, he didn’t get a tun of help from his defense, which committed two errors.

From Seattle Times